September 2021
SHOSTAKOVICH’S 14th SYMPHONY
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra presents uniquely orchestrated compositions from two unique European masters of twentieth century music. Deeply touched by his fellow composer’s death, and scored for tubular bell and string orchestra, Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten is a mournful and meditative elegy. Dmitri Shostakovich’s most extraordinarily scored symphony is his Fourteenth. Written for two solo voices, string orchestra and percussion, this work is a profound ode to the power of suffering and death. Presented in original (Russian)…
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH
The immortal oratorio Messiah by Handel, an extraordinary story of passion and glory, performed with a stellar cast under the direction of Maestro Kristian Alexander. Handel, Messiah Oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra Kristian Alexander | conductor Sara Schabas | soprano Kathleen Promane | alto Scott Rumble | tenor Johnathon Kirby | bass Voices Chamber Choir Ron Cheung | artistic director Michael Berec | host
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